RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 28 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: One of the Natural State's most prestigious academic programs for high school students will return to Arkansas Tech University when the 45th Arkansas Governor's School convenes in Russellville. The program will begin on Sunday, July 7, and continue through Saturday, Aug. 3. This marks the sixth consecutive year that AGS has been conducted at Arkansas Tech. The four-week learning experience for rising high s more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 28 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University welcomed agricultural educators from across the United States June 24-28 for the 2024 Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) Institute. Hosted by the ATU Department of Agriculture and Tourism, the CASE Institute engaged educators in a full academic year of labs and activities through the five days of in-person instruction and supplemental virtual instruction. As a resul more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 28 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Sadie Lea The School of Literary and Performing Arts is hosting its first choral conducting symposium July 1-3 in the Fine Arts building on the UA Little Rock campus. Drs. Nickolas Doshier and Lorissa Mason, faculty members of the school's music program, will lead the symposium. The 3-day event is "designed for music educators, graduate student conductors, church musicians, community choir conductors,  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 28 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has created a dynamic new certificate program for professionals looking to enhance their management skills. The six-week Supervisor/Management Certificate Program is meticulously designed for emerging and established supervisors, managers, and human resources (HR) professionals aiming to refine their people management skills for today's dynamic w more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller Nearly 30 UA Little Rock students attended the 50th Annual Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), where they learned valuable skills and made great connections with colleagues and future employers. "It was a very successful conference, and there were over 18,000 people who attended," said Faith Shelton, a senior civil and construction engineering major. "I attended more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 28 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Researchers at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded five new grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2024, totaling $4.6 million. New grants include: * $3.3 million NCI grant to create a Melanoma Resistance Evolution Atlas, Principal Investigator: Alan Tackett, Ph.D., Winthrop P. Rock more PR